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#CD1840

#cd1840 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd1840 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 9.41% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 88.29% magenta, 68.78% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 346.74°, with 79.04% saturation and 44.9% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.12.

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Relative luminance0.14

Complementary

  1. #cd1840
  2. #18cda5

Split complementary

  1. #cd1840
  2. #18cd4a
  3. #189acd

Analogous

  1. #cd189a
  2. #cd1840
  3. #cd4a18

Triadic

  1. #cd1840
  2. #40cd18
  3. #1840cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd1840
  2. #cda518
  3. #18cda5
  4. #1840cd

Square

  1. #cd1840
  2. #9acd18
  3. #18cda5
  4. #4a18cd

Monochromatic

  1. #440815
  2. #89102b
  3. #cd1840
  4. #ea486c
  5. #f28ca3

Shades

#cd1840 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd1840
  2. #b9163a
  3. #a41333
  4. #90112d
  5. #7b0e26
  6. #670c20
  7. #520a1a
  8. #3e0713
  9. #29050d
  10. #150206
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd1840 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd1840
  2. #d22f53
  3. #d74666
  4. #dc5d79
  5. #e1748c
  6. #e68ca0
  7. #eba3b3
  8. #f0bac6
  9. #f5d1d9
  10. #fae8ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd1840 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd1840
  2. #c52246
  3. #be2d4d
  4. #b63753
  5. #ae425a
  6. #a74c60
  7. #9f5666
  8. #97616d
  9. #8f6b73
  10. #88767a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b545b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #565140 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #81763a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e1002c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #954140 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a55e3d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #da0035 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd1840 {
  color: #cd1840;
}
Background
.bg-cd1840 {
  background-color: #cd1840;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd1840 {
  border: 2px solid #cd1840;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd1840;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 24 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 79% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd1840 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd1840, #cd4a18);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd1840 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 24 64 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.12 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.72 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.33 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.38 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.81 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 7.07 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.44 #32e7bf Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cd1840  rgb(205, 24, 64)  hsl(347, 79%, 45%)  Cardinal
#18cda5  rgb(24, 205, 165)  hsl(167, 79%, 45%)  Caribbean Green
#40cd18  rgb(64, 205, 24)  hsl(107, 79%, 45%)  Lime Green
#1840cd  rgb(24, 64, 205)  hsl(227, 79%, 45%)  Persian Blue